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"Spotify can confirm it has removed specific episodes of 'The Alex Jones Show' podcast for violating our hate content policy," a spokesperson told AFP in an e-mail on Friday, without specifying how many or which episodes were removed. Jones, a Donald Trump supporter who runs the far-right website InfoWars, has been sued by the parents of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for claiming the massacre was staged. Spotify's move to remove some of his content came after complaints by users. "We take reports of hate content seriously and review any podcast episode or song that is flagged by our community," the Swedish company said. This is not the first time the music service has removed content under its policy banning material that "promotes, advocates or incites hatred or violence against a group or individual based on race, religion, gender identity, sex, ethnicity, nationality and sexual orientation" among others. Spotify announced in May that it … [Read more...] about Spotify dumps ‘specific’ far-right Alex Jones podcast episodes

World The niece of far-right leader Marine Le Pen launched a political academy on Friday that she hopes will serve as a "finishing school" for would-be luminaries on France's right wing, but denied she was plotting a political comeback. 22 Jun 2018 09:46PM Bookmark LYON, France: The niece of far-right leader Marine Le Pen launched a political academy on Friday that she hopes will serve as a "finishing school" for would-be luminaries on France's right wing, but denied she was plotting a political comeback.Marion Marechal withdrew from party politics after her aunt's bruising defeat in last year's presidential election but remains hugely popular among the rank and file of the National Front party, now rebranded as National Rally."This is not a political project, this school is not affiliated to any political party, nor will it be the lapdog of any political party," said Marechal, who previously went by the surname Marechal-Le Pen, but has dropped Le Pen.The photogenic … [Read more...] about Marine Le Pen’s niece opens finishing school for would-be far-right leaders

PARIS: Jean-Marie Le Pen, the firebrand co-founder of France's far-right National Front who was eventually kicked out of the party by his daughter, confirmed Thursday he had joined a little-known European extreme right movement. Le Pen said he was now a member of the Alliance for Peace and Freedom (APF), a grouping of European far-right parties, which said the octogenarian had joined on March 22. "We welcome Jean-Marie Le Pen at a time of revolutionary changes in Europe — our guide and leader for The oncoming struggles and victories!", the APF said in a statement on its website, calling him "the epitome" of "ideological coherence and resistance". "While the failed old Marxist and liberal policies are disappearing in the East and being questioned in the West, the idea of a Europe of traditions, sovereignties and identity is clearly dawning on the horizon," it added. Le Pen, who was elected to the European Parliament on a National Front ticket in 2004 but now sits as an … [Read more...] about France’s Jean-Marie Le Pen joins European far-right alliance

LILLE, France: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposed changing the name of her party to the National Union on Sunday as part of efforts to improve its image after she was re-elected for a third term as leader. Marine Le Pen is trying to improve the French National Front's image Le Pen announced the proposed change at a party conference in northeast France, arguing that it needed to drop its historic name of the National Front (FN), used since 1972 when it was co-founded by her father Jean-Marie. The switch is meant to signal a new beginning and a decisive break from the toxic legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen, a former paratrooper who has a long history of making racist and anti-Semitic remarks. The party severed the last tie by stripping him of an honorary title on Sunday, the final act in a vitriolic and highly personal power struggle with his daughter, who took over the party in 2011. Marine Le Pen said the National Front name was "associated with a glorious and epic history … [Read more...] about France’s Le Pen proposes far-right rebrand

LILLE (FRANCE) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposed changing the name of her party to the National Union on Sunday as part of efforts to improve its image after she was re-elected for a third term as leader. Marine Le Pen is trying to improve the French National Front's image Le Pen announced the proposed change at a party conference in northeast France, arguing that it needed to drop its historic name of the National Front (FN), used since 1972 when it was co-founded by her father Jean-Marie.The switch is meant to signal a new beginning and a decisive break from the toxic legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen, a former paratrooper who has a long history of making racist and anti-Semitic remarks.The party severed the last tie by stripping him of an honorary title on Sunday, the final act in a vitriolic and highly personal power struggle with his daughter, who took over the party in 2011.Marine Le Pen said the National Front name was "associated with a glorious and epic history that … [Read more...] about What’s in a name? France’s Le Pen proposes far-right rebrand